Beware Tyre Joints!

[JC074]

Hi guys....

I want to warn you about mainstream Tyre Joints!

a) If you ever get something done at a tyre place - stand near your car!

I had my Dad (retired) take my Stang to get a good tyre I had on a rim exchanged with a worn tyre that was currently on the car.

Tyre place said ' we can do that - come back in an hour'.

Dad stayed there - had a coffee - read paper etc....

Guy comes out of the workshop...... about 20 mins later....

a) They reckon the nuts were on so tight the rattle gun couldnt free them { Point t note here - I changed the tyre myself not 24 hours earlier by hand - this is when i noticed it was worn...so unless I have guns of steel...... these nuts were only on 'arm-strength tight'}

b) They stated that the lugs (bolts) were loose!!!  WTF???

...Fast forward 20 mins.....

They'd freed the nuts, exchanged the tyre...and called my Dad over to pay!

They said.....' bit of a job that one!'........ we had to put new nuts on it...... as they were worn!!!! { Point to note.... I'd put brand new nuts on that car not more than 2 weeks earlier MYSELF}

They said....' we had to tighen up the lugs (bolts)....

Dad rang me...I WAS FUMING!!!!

Reality of situation...

a) They stripped 5 nuts. It appears that the dumb t*rd that was given this job either used the wrong sized socket, lef the rattle gun to spin to tighten, and or both.

b) They stripped (in various degrees) 4 luggs (bolts) - one of which couldnt hold a nut at all. My mechanic couldnt belive how butchered the lugg was. It was horrendous.

c) My 6mnth old Scott Drake style Steel rim has the paint on 2 of the mount holes goneski to bare metal.

d) Rim is now got a dent it it from where they tried to remove the tyre. Seriously how hard is it???

Summation:

Never ever go to a mainstream trye joint with any car you give a $hit about.....

Im still fuming

PS: I havent fronted the establishment as yet.... purely as Im literally 3 seconds away from beginning a SMACK DOWN event that would have the frikkin apprentice they had work on my Stang in hospital :) Im serious!! and trust me im not a violent person at all

The End....

Im off to have a chillaxing beverage :) and apologise to my Stang..I still love her :)

Ohh...I forgot...they have somehow broken my stereo :)

JC out :)

[moe]

Bugger - not a good run;   Give them an invoice for the damage caused, 'cause you definately don't want them to touch the car again.

[nassi]

Jase chillout, relax, these things happen. Get it all sorted....and then go down with your own rattle gun and tighten some nuts :+.Cheers mate, keep smiling like we know you can. :(
PS. credit to your oldman for putting up with the crap.
cheers

[JC074]

Its al good - if anything karma will come full circle....

back to beer drinking :)

:a

[BLKPNY]

Any good tyre (or ANY Automotive place) should be using Torque limiting bars on their rattle guns, to prevent over tightening.

Before they were available, I remember a customer ringing us from the side of the road, with a flat tyre, and he couldn't undo the nuts. It was serviced a while ago, and the nuts tent to lock up a bit after a while, but he got a tow to a wheel shop to change it for him, and sent us the bill for the tow, and swap. (Dunno what happened after that..)